A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks

A romance novel about a boy who falls for a minister's daughter whose quiet life contrasted with his own. A Walk to Remember is Nicholas Sparks's defining book.

Summary of the Book

Landon Carter was never the sort to fall for a quiet girl like Jamie Sullivan. A Baptist minister's daughter, Jamie carries the Bible with her wherever she goes. A twist of fate has Landon asking Jamie out to the homecoming dance, and the events that follow slowly show Landon the depths of Jamie's heart, one that he can't resist even though Jamie is insistent on not wanting anything to do with relationships.

About Nicholas Sparks

Nicholas Sparks is an American writer. He has written eighteen novels, and including the current title, several of his works: The Notebook, The Last Song, Nights in Rodanthe and The Lucky One among them, have been adapted into films.

After trying a variety of jobs, he turned to selling pharmaceuticals in Washington D.C., where he met his literary agent who picked up The Notebook and Sparks began his writing career.